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fungus? rust? suggestions please
To be fair, the optics are actually fine - probably looks bad because I had trouble trying to capture the marks - needing to shoot sideways through the rear element. I've stripped it to the point of getting the aperture ring out and there isnt any sign of water marking inside. Ideally I'd like...
Posted by blob on 05/02/2013 - 12:13
fungus? rust? suggestions please
If it is not impacting performance and you are happy with it for the price paid - leave well alone. I have successfully stripped, cleaned and rebuilt many MF primes. I have also successfully stripped and cleaned several AF's - if only I could get that rebuild bit right :D:D Seriously - unl...
Posted by fritzthedog on 05/02/2013 - 14:07
fungus? rust? suggestions please
Carl, I know exactly what you mean! Like you, I've done manuals OK. Just need a little warning of the 'Ping! what was that?' bits. It seems fine, in fact if I hadn't been warned by the listing I may well not have noticed. But if it is reasonably easy to strip.... this thread : htt...
Posted by blob on 05/02/2013 - 15:44
Using ink on B&W print?
You'd be fine if Ken was the judge, ha! Once you mentioned it, and I spoted it, it becomes a big distraction. I think you should attempt to fill it in - back in the day it was possible to get touch up ink, but the challenge is to not only find the right tone, but also the correct level of refle...
Posted by ronniemac on 06/02/2013 - 20:19
Using ink on B&W print?
Thanks John I mounted it, and kept going back to it. Finally decided there was nothing to lose because I wouldn't be happy entering it. So, I had a go with a black Staedtler 0.3mm fineliner. Can still notice it slightly but much happier now. Snapped this with the Q :D
Posted by Blythman on 07/02/2013 - 00:32
Help...Flash Compensation:
I have an assignment which is as follows: Take three shots using the following settings: *APERTURE F5/6 *SHUTTER SPEED 1/40 *ISO 400 *Exposure Compensation;0 *Flash Compensation: -2 *Meter Mode: Spot *Focus: Auto Focus *Auto Focus mode: One Shot *Auto White Balance *...
Posted by JudithAnn on 12/02/2013 - 05:01
Please help
I've got the same lens and haven't had any problems with it. It works the same as an 'M' Series. Just check the following.. Aperture closes down as you turn the aperture ring from f1.2 to f22? With the lens at f22 pushing the aperture lever should open up to f1.2 ....... slide finger off q...
Posted by Algernon on 12/02/2013 - 14:21
Please help
"Also I changed the "using aperture ring" option in menu setting to prohibited" Have you changed that back? You are probably better putting the Pentax M 50mm f1.7 back on and making sure that everything works with that lens. If it does the Porst must be faulty. -
Posted by Algernon on 12/02/2013 - 15:07
Please help
"Also I changed the "using aperture ring" option in menu setting to prohibited" Have you changed that back? You are probably better putting the Pentax M 50mm f1.7 back on and making sure that everything works with that lens. If it does the Porst must be faulty. - When the aperture ring se...
Posted by Jal87 on 12/02/2013 - 15:27
Please help
Sounds like the aperture lever on the lens should have a spring on it and its broken... Check the positioning of the aperture lever on your porst and compare it to your m lens and i imagine it will be in a totally different place. So when its attached to the camera the camera will try to move the ap...
Posted by Jal87 on 12/02/2013 - 23:01
Please help
Hi, A couple of things to consider, it is possible that the back of the lens was opened at some time and on re-assembly the inner cam ring (if like the Pentax M) was returned in the wrong position. This would mean that changes to the aperture ring would not translate to the lever. The Pentax versio...
Posted by PentaxPrime on 12/02/2013 - 23:30
Please help
The problem is solved automatically/magically(?) That's what happened basically: I explained my problem to the man in camera shop. He went inside (back room) for 4/5 minutes then came back and told me the mechanism was fine... I saw the aperture was closing down properly when he clicked the shutt...
Posted by Jal87 on 13/02/2013 - 15:01
K100 plug problem
Here's a thing , yesterday I went to connect my K100 to the lap top. USB in the lap top - the funny little plug on the other end in to the camera.....heh what's this? the plug is loose in the camera and when I look into the socket it don't seem to have any internal components... Drat it !! So w...
Posted by jeffstclair on 16/02/2013 - 10:48
'Elp Please!
It will not be a "Camera Raw" problem if it has suddenly happened. I have NOT updated that in PE 9 - just used teh installed version. It is likely that something else you have installed has made a change and that has affected it. For example - today I did an Adobe Flash update to IE and it in...
Posted by Gamka on 16/02/2013 - 23:38
'Elp Please!
Thank you all:D Uninstal and reinstall PSE9 didn't work but getting Adobe to download latest updates and upgrades has...although that should have been done automatically and in any case was last done in November. Still puzzled by the fact that only the files in certain folders were affected. P...
Posted by cbrog on 17/02/2013 - 12:22
K5II and grip - camera 'on' but locks up
Happened on my IIs when I 1st got it, 3 times. I said if it did it again I'd send it back but it never did.
Posted by bettyswolloks on 19/02/2013 - 19:44
K5II and grip - camera 'on' but locks up
My K-5 II has locked up a couple of times without a grip attached (I don't have one). Both times it was with the SRS Hama battery installed, and I had to pull it out to switch off the camera. As a result I now use only the Pentax battery, and it hasn't happened since. (Though if it does at least ...
Posted by elfer on 05/03/2013 - 17:29
Live view/electronic horizon
I've had my K5 for a few years now, but have almost never bothered with live view for taking pictures. However, last weekend I decided to give it a try and found the display inadequate, even though set to brightest setting. I realize any display is going to struggle in sunlight, so this is a compar...
Posted by CMW on 20/02/2013 - 19:52
Live view/electronic horizon
Live view is great, especially when taking photos in dim light indoors, most useful when subjects are static. It's also great when using 10 stop filters outdoors as you can still see the image clearly. Electronic level is a joke, very inaccurate and liable to go out of calibration for no apparen...
Posted by davidstorm on 20/02/2013 - 23:20
Live view/electronic horizon
Oh I do use live view Simon, often for macro shots when the ability to zoom in and check focus is wonderful, I just wouldn't have expected to have the effect of say a 1 second shutter speed shown on the screen, I would have assumed the screen just uses a constant refresh rate. In fact I just tried ...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 20/02/2013 - 23:52
